Pressing-machine.



F. A. 6L A.C. AUSTIN.

Pafssmc MACHINE.

APPLICATION mtu Aus-I. lsu.

Patented July 10, 1917.

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.PRESSING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED Aus.,1914.

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PnEssING-MACHINE- V Specieattonof Letters Patent.

Patented July t0, `191.7.

Application led August 7, 719,14; Serial 151e. 855,549.

lie it; known that we, FRANK A. AUs'riN.

linted States. and residents of Syracuse, iny y the rountvfof (Onondaga and State et New Y rk, have invented a certain new anll usevi'ul lrcssingluar'lline, of which the followsperilieation.

lThis invention relates to garment pressing machines having upper and lower steam heated hueks or preasinfr-lnenihers..andit has for its: object a partieuarly simple andv etticient arrangmnent. of steam ehan'ihers on one 'ot' the hui-ks by which thehuckj'is kept hot and the steampassed through the perforationsl therein and through the garment. Nulother. object `is the simplifying` of the muatmu'tionandloperation of garment pressingr machines.

hereinafter Het forth andv claimed; D

ln ileserihlng` this Inventum,` reference 1s had tothe :Ii-.companylng;r drawings. In: which likeellarzurters designate correspondingparts ir all the views. y

Figure l` is a sectional view through the haaks and contiguous parts.

Fig; 2 is` a plan et' the inarliine,y partlyllr'oken away.

Fig; 55 is aside elevation thereof.

Figi. -lis :esel-tion on line L -l, Fig. 3.

Fig. fris a detail view in plan ot" the lower seelon. ol' the lower' hurk. a` 'fragmentary poul ion of" henpper set-lion beingsh'own;

Fig; (l is a renlral longitiulinalfsectional view taken-through the lower seetionf'ot' the lower haelt. Fig. Tis il plan partly in eee-` tion ol'` the standard illllstrating,lr the relative positions of the lleatlles. i

fthe franny'the upper lun-k heilig Vmovable toward vand from the lower-hlu-k, means tor i operating the? upper huek and means for controlling;r theflow of steam to one ofthe bucks `For the -pnrpose of steaming the garments.

`'ll is the fraiic eonsistngg of three.A legs and 4 a tahle nlfonnted on the legs,and hearing thereon at, three points 4, 5 and Fig. 9.

(Slt-her objects will appear t-'hrrmgluiut the specification. The invention consist s in the combination and` const-rlletiions`-,A

I "intothechanilier into the chamber 1T andrconnected 'to the chamber 16 to reeivel steam therefrom.

is the lower hack-or pressing bed mounted on the bracket, the bracket having three points S) on which the buck 8 rests, and also having;r three 'hearing points 10 on the table.

1 2 is the upper buck or )ressinghead whiehis movable tmvardand ronithe lower hack and is supported by a lever frame 13 pivoted at 14 to standards 15 rising from the rear side. of the table 3. Thelever is actuated as will be hereinafter described and has three bearing points 13 on the buck 12. Either or both bucks may be constructed to emit; steam through the garments, but-pref-4 erahly the lower liuekis` so` constructed, and as seen inFig. 1, the lower buck 8 is' formed with a heating-chamber 16, a secondeliamher 1T' located ahove`the heating chamber and. having perfor-ations in its top wall: extendingf through the faceofthe hack for the .outlet of steam, a main inlet pipe ISl'eading wand a conduit' 19opening As here shown, the chamber 17 incllides),

depressed portion 20v extending lengthwise,

l is ay brackety risingr from the tab-le 3, and 8 i ot' the Achamber 10 centrally thereof, and in which liesy the intakepipe 19; und a baflie plate 21 inserted-hetween the depressed portion 2t.) and the perforatioiis 22=iin the to o1" the chanllierl?, the battle glatelieingheldA as hereinafter described', oill thehottom of.-

the yehamher 17 and away from thetop thereel so thaty the steam can pass from the depression 20 of thechaniher17 around the edges. ot' the hallle plate and tlirou li the |w-rl'orations 22, the edgeslol..saidl p ate 21 heingr spaced apart from the edgesfof the elia inher 1T, ahlpt the. forni shown in order that any w: of` condensation will not pass through the same.`""l"-he --Plute 21;serv.es to separate@ any watery of condens'ati't-my fromv the Steam ll )eti n ye the s'tean i--pa throi lgltheaper'forations, andthe clunuher--1li acts as` atea-m in the chamber 1T. V

As here shown, the buck 8; consists of lower and` upper sections 23, 24,-.the lower lSection 23 Vbeing formedwwith the internal sion *.10 opening, through itsiipperfface; and the upper section 24. is a perforated plate arrafi'ieil so f (which is perforated,"'1s spaced alpart from the The perforations 22am prefery nin` donne. and also as a superheateror the steen;`

that its 'Intermediate portion, .i

upper face of the section 23; the sections being held together'at their margins by screws l. A suitablegasket 2:3 inserted between saidl margins toprevent the leakage of steam. The plate 21 is arranged between the sections.

As here shown, opposing faces of the sections 237 24 are recessed slightly inl order to forni the chamber' 17 which is very low or flat, and the upper face of the section is formed with beads or ridges 26, Figs. 1 and 5, around the central depression 20 and on which the plate 21 rests, the plate being formed with lugs 27 which lit one of the ribs 26. The plate is held from being raised too far by the steam and from lclosing some of the p',arforations` by means of springs 28 inserted between said baille plate 21 and the upper section 24, The springs permitv the plate to be raised off the heads suliciently to let the steam pass from the depression 2O .over the beads or ridges. The intake pipe 18 is vconnected to' a suitable boiler and the steam led to the chamber 1G through passage'29 -and thence into the 'chamber 17 through passages 30, 31, Fig. the pipe 18 being connected to the lower end of the pas sage :22), and the lower end of the passage 3() being connected to the pipe or yoke 32 which also connnunicates with the lower end of the passage 31 and which is provided with a suitablefcontrol valve 34, 35 are drain passages leading from the chamber 1G and yoked together at 3G and connected to a pipe 37 leading back to the boiler. The passages 29, 2ML `31, 34 and 35 have continuations 29, 31), 3l, 34, 35 through the lower buck The passages 22) and 30' extend through projections in the i chamber 16 on the bottom thereof. said projections having lateral voutlet and inlet passages 3S,4 39. By reason of the passages 38, 39 whichare located above the bottoni of the steam chamber 1G. `the water of condensation will not flow hack through the passages 2f), 30, but will flow through the passages 34, The inlet pipe 1f) is coupled to the upper end `of the passage 31, that is, the extension 31u and extends lengthwise of the depressed portion 20 of the chandler 17 and is formed with jet opening".- 40 through which the steam ie discharged and also' with an opening, 40a at. its extreme end through which lany water is expelled, there naturally being more water at the end ot' the pipe than at the intelniediate part so that any water at the end of the pipe will'be forced' outand converted into steam when it strikes the hot walls of the depression 20 which are being heated by the live steam ,in the chamber or dome 16. The portion of the. depression be- `vond the inner end of the pipe 19 is formed with a top'wall 20*- integral 'with the lower Section 23, and formin v a superheating chamber pocket, or dome 1n which the water `fratrie lever and the link 471iof the',

When this stop shoulder is inzit of condensation is converted into steam.-

T he passage'stl, 30, 31, 34 and 35 are formed in a metal block 9 depending from the underside of the lower buck 8 and bolted thereto. t

The upper buck 124s formed hollow with A bracing blocks or pillars 12 between its upper and lower walls and has connected thereto a single inlet pipe 41 which is connected i to the pipe 42 arranged coaxially with the axis of the lever 13 supporting said buck 12 in order toprovide a swivel joint for the vipe 41, the pipe 41 being connected to the intake 43 leading `back to the-boilerv orV other source of steam supply. The pipe 41 jserves both as 'an inlet and va drain for'the water of condensation as the pressure is neutral there- -in and when the buck is in its upper posiinclined upwardly and forming one link o ntoggle,

the other link 47 of-which is pivoted at 48 to the rear arm of the frame 1 3, the links 46, 47 being pvoted together at 49, and said rear arm o the. `frame and the toggle link 47 beingnormally arranged in. a straight line, l

when the upper buck is inits elevated or starting position. The lever frame 13 has a oted at 53 to the lever 13 andooacting with` i a shoulder 54 on the link 47,'lth shoulders 52, 54 being located on opposite'sides of the joint 48'between the rear arln-ff the buck shown in Fig. 3 the upper buck 12 .cannot be swung fartheLnpwardly, but upolflthe r'emoval of the stop by' operating thefflnk 55, the buck 12 can be swung backw lower buckwithout pressi Milly soothed; e A. the lever 13 is in a vertical. limiet,`

buck 12 is outof. the way whenthe operator'- desires to steam cloth orgarmentsion the munsoffo; pedal pivobedu nt 57 to the frime connected byr meint! oft oord 53 ando-laver le. v. l'

100 weight 50 in the rear of its axis for return'v` nioruhhl on it pivot (il so thut tho loo of tlul #hor ol' liu oprrutor will Lloprrss tho lu-lul .3U whrn thv luulul 4--3 is in lowm'lnost pohition` :is lshown in lotti-il linrs in Fig.

'l`lu` luwlul is ulso l'ornu-il wilh u littrrul extrusion 43;! ln nuunr: o lI whirh it (fun lw. oluu'utml ronvmiiuntly whrn thu tl'rulllo lf ih not opi-rulril ,us whun it is lrsirml to `uti-:nu guruu-nts without-prrssing thru mul thx@ hurl( l-.f is lwung' |ip\\' :ir lly so thut its supporting l'runu li is in wl'tirul position. 'l`luinowuirnt ol' thv pvilul 5U und hond: llnvxtvirmto whirh the vulva 32j is opened iw rcgi|lutmlh v'uu :uljlotuhhstop 5G mrrirfl hy thu pr-lul inul routfling with u 'lixoil pul't oll tho inrit-I llj.

'hvn thov nauhinv is not in usr :nul it is lusiruhlv lo kcuptlutLuiclis hot, tho lieulllc l5 is'ilvln'uisutl to n iovo tho upper lun-l( onto thik lower. :unl l luti'h 45, Fig. T, piljnt'oil tothlfrunufor rrosShur-thurvolf, is swung4 In usrjthr opl-rutor plurosltho'gurment:

v I `f '-un oprrutor ol'. light wright. thuY link l-lT is shoitrnml so thut thv joint ol' .thu

` Win-u thv operator runiovrs his foot from thu tiri-lullig* hn tho puro: :tra rutul'nvil to 'thrir normalposition hy thu wright -50 :mtl

springhlff which vonmu'tril to the trouille jfl :nul totliuffrunm. When ltfl's giesntuljto Htruni rloth or gul-I nns without Dressing' urruuguuwnt ol the rhum-y vonnm'tions nl thu loweruro hvutvil und thvV wutul' ol' rondt-.lisation rliiuhmtml tlu-,rofroi'u inn 50 purtiruluishnplv. :nul (wououiir'ul inuunCr. Owing tog tho urrungunwnt-of tho prilul for vontrolliingg lhvl stl-:nn vulve with rspvrt t0 tlul. lrruil'lo l'or oprluting thv umu-r hurl:7 u` nnlrhhiuiplrr nun-.hinr is lu'ofiilril", whirh- 35 is rvuiljlv olu-rutwl without unnrrrsszu'y lnownuiiits on thu purl; of thuY olwrutortuml" owii'ixi; to thil urrungolnvnt ol'` the togrgrhmul its :uljustuhlv link with rrsprrt to tho f'i'u'nlu ol thoA oppor Iuuk, thv low-rugiof t-ho uppong() hur'h un he :uljllstvilto thr'olwrntor; unil` l'urtho. owing to thvA 'rolutiw urrungoniim't ol' tho lrnnufor thv uplur luuli unil tho toggli, links :nul to tho loir-king'jpul't',` th upper h uk run ho swung into vvl'tirul posi Q5' tion withoutI (lisurl'urulingr otlirr pulfth of th(l num-him'. ll This v|-|1;n-li||r.is 'nuriiculuif'ly um" genus in (hut. it` ronsistsfol' :i l'l-wV pai' s, is rouilillY oprrutw'l without ill'uwrvssuly mov'- 100 nunts (iii tluigpurt oltth'o olwrut-ol. :lIiil filrthur ilrthulf'ilY "iw'lmfollonlirul' in l'i'lul unil slvuln owingr to thil urrungoinonts of its stvuni ('hannlwr :nul ronnvi-tions.

lumi heilig Yeuilmhlefl-in the h'uuting: oliuml'ier und. hart-'mg walls lexposed` 1n sind. hunting' 125 und forthe purpose set forth. i y 4 A ga'mngut pLfesSing-muhing Vcompris-'- 1130 embedded` in the heating cham vr so that the walls themofre exposed to the steam in the heating ehamber, a feed pipe connected to A the heating chamber, and a conduit connect- .ing the first chamber and the depressed portionl of the second chamber, substantially as and lfor the purpose described.

4. A garment pressing machine compris- 'ing a buck havinga heating chamber, a second chamber overlying the heating chamber' and-having a perforated `top, the second chamber having a depressed portion extend- 20 ing lengthwise of the buck and being located in 'the heating chamber Aso that the walls of the de ressedfportion are exposed in the heating cliamber, an intake pipeconneeted to theheating chamber, a conduitleading from .the heating chamber a'nd opening into thev depred portion of. the second cham ber, and aplatelocated in the second chamber Between the bottom and top thereof, snb

i stantially as and for the purpose described. ing a buck .havinga heating chamber, an

intake cond it leading to the heating chamber, anoutl et leadingtherefrom, the inlet and outlet-communicating lwith the-heating chamber above the bottom thereof, and 'a drain 'pipe leading from the bottom ofthe vln'aating .chamber substantially as andtor.

the purpose specified. f (3. A garment pressing machine compris- 40 ing a :buck having a heating chamber, a second chamber ha ving a Vwall formed with perforations which opeii through the -face' of the bnck inlet and outlet conduits communi- "cating `with the heating chamber above the bottom thereof, the-outlet ofthe heating chamber being colmected to the secondeh-a'mber to supply steamvthereto, vand a drain 'leading from the bottom of, the heating 7; ,A j garment machine comprisawbuck hearing a heating chamber, a sec- A'ond overlying' theheating chamber depressedcentral; ortion ex- Ubu 'centrally r l' n.feetlgpl 'connected tothe andayecf uit connecting thejrst cham the 4second chamber 6 0 end extetidingf d ion 'creo a mantiiillyas and i garment lower :buck

machine comprisam'pg a steam chamber, a

5. A garment pressing machine compris- -he'twecn the sections and hein .bracket mounted on the table n bearing'. points thereon,

orizoutalrlane qjfrisingaf uck having heatngchamber, a

lengthwise of the depressed veiling 1nto'thesame,

detachable block depending from-the buck and l'ormed. with 4passages communicating with the stcan-i chamber, and pipes connected to the passages, substantially as and for the' purpose setfort'h. 1' l 9. A garment pressing machine including a buck having a heating chamber, a secoml 'chamber overlying v'the .heating chamber and having a perforated top', an

inlet pipe connected to the heating chami ber, a, conduit connecting thehe'ating cham'- ber and-the second chamber, and a plate 1n the secondV chamber between the inlet forV A the steam therein and 4the perforated wall thereof, the plate being of slightly less diso mensions than the portion 'of the chamber in, which it. is. arranged and terminating nem-the ends and the sides cisaid 'second s .chamber \vi't1i"'"its marginal edges spaced apart f romthe edge walls ofthe chamber hereby the steam passes around the edges of 'the p'lateand out`throngh the perfor'a-'I tions, substantially as and for the purposeset forth. 1 1

10. A garlncnt pressing machine c om-` 00 prsinga buck inclndingtwo sections, one lbeing formed with an internal chamber f and the other comprising a plate mounted on the firstscction and ltogether therewith forming a chamber between the sections, s means for supplying the'steam'to the iny tci'nal chamber and yto the space between the sections, Rfid a floating balilfplate located.

g"s`li'l.l t'ly less in dimensions than the di-ii'ielisions ot the 100 chamber formed between said sections anda-rranged with its margins spaced apartl from the end walls of the chamber formed between the. sections, snbstantiall)` as and for tl1e`-1') urposedescribed.

11'. Af pressing machine 'comprising a frame having three bearing points, a tablemounted on said vthree ,bearing points, a

.frame-having three bearing points, a table s., oints, a 115 havin I three bearing pointson the table, "and a. bac mountedon the bracket. and having three' lbstantially as Aand' mounted on said three beari second overlyV ggthe heating cham-, l

ber and'. having ape-1' orated top, an intakey conduit'ropening in t f' tlie second chamber, T125 'an'fd the second cha'm .r beingformed with f Y a pocket the wallsof'iwhich are surrounded by the heating chamben'th'e' intake conduit having a waterontlet in;y the pocket. snbstantially as and for the "p .urposc described. 13m

' 4ber and 14. A garment pressing, machine comprising a buck having a heating chamber, a second chamber overyling the heating chamber and having a perforated to an intake pipe connected to theheatingc amber and a conduit leading from the heati chamopening into the second lria'mber, and the second chamber being formed with a pocket the walls of which are surrounded bythe heating chainbeiy conduit having a water outlet inthe pocket, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

15. A garment presslng machine comprising a buck having a `heatin chamber,

a second chamber overlying t e heating chamber and yhaving a perforated top, the second chamber having a depressed portion extending lengthwise of the buck and surrounded liy the heating chamber, one end of the depressed portion having a top wall forming a pocket, and an intake pipe for the chambers including a conduit leading into the depressed to discharge into'the pocket, substantie 1y as and for the purpose set forth. y

` a Jet discharging into portion of the second chamber and having a. water outlet arran ed 16. A garment pressin machine comprising a buck having a heating chamber, a second chamber overlying the heating chamber and having a depressed portion extending lengthwise of the buck, and surrounded by the heating chamber, one end of y 1 the depressed portion aving a top forming a pocket, afeed pipe connected to the first chamber, and a conduit connecting the first chamber and the second chamber and extending lengthwise of t-he depressed portion thereof and 'opening into the same and having outlets thereinto, the pipe also having the pocket, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof, we have hereunto signed our names in the presence of two attesting witnesses, at Syracuse, in the county of.,()nondaga, in the State of New York, this-th day of July, 1914.

FRANK A. AUSTIN. ALLEN yCLYMER AUSTIN.

lilVitnesses S. DAVIS, G. B. PICKARD 

